Job creation potentials and skill requirements in, PV, CSP, wind, water-to-energy and energy efficiency value chains

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 653-668

  Sooriyaarachchi, Thilanka M ^a   Tsai, I Tsung ^a   El Khatib, Sameh ^a   Farid, Amro M ^a   Mezher, Toufic ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Energy Efficiency; Job creation potential; Renewable Energy; Skill demand; Value chain; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EMPLOYMENT; LIFE CYCLE;

ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES; JOB CREATION; JOB CREATION POTENTIAL; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SKILL DEMAND; SKILL REQUIREMENTS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS; VALUE CHAINS; WASTE TO ENERGY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84939795545     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.143     Document Type: Review

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